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BLM

BLM from directly overhead

BLM is a nature reserve in Montana, at a modelled elevation of 945 m. Square Butte stands 1,746 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is State Trust, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Missouri Breaks Back Country Byway passes 28 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
US Bureau of Land Management
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates47.65428, -109.96138
Around it

77 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 30
  • Wild Horse Butte: 3.8 mi
  • Cherry Top: 8.3 mi
  • Dark Butte: 8.6 mi
  • Steamboat Rock: 9.3 mi
  • The Peak: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves: 28
Springs: 6
Parks: 5
  • Fort Chardon Historical Marker: 16.6 mi
  • Judith Landing Recreation Area: 16.7 mi
  • Lions Club Park: 23.1 mi
  • Lions Park: 23.2 mi
  • Denton City Park: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
Historic sites: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Recreation Site (Float-In): 12.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Square Butte School: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Wolf Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of BLM. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Square ButteSW 227°1,746 m18.0 mi
Round ButteSW 231°1,623 m21.2 mi
Palisade ButteWSW 237°1,509 m23.5 mi
Libby HillsSW 236°1,444 m23.3 mi
Buckskin ButteSW 229°1,164 m15.9 mi
Antelope ButteSW 227°1,162 m13.6 mi
Twin ButtesSE 141°1,097 m20.4 mi
Cherry TopE 101°1,071 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5219:33
June solstice05:2320:3421:22
September equinox07:0718:3919:19
December solstice08:0615:3816:31

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837465562716960473527
Precip in0.60.60.82.12.73.21.71.31.51.10.60.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Geraldine, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/185783096

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